Magic win 8th straight | Ex-UF coach Ron Zook: Gators must “have patience” with Billy Napier | Darlington football family tradition continues at DeLand

Magic add two regular season games to schedule after In-Season Tournament elimination • Ex-UF coach Ron Zook: Gators must “have patience” with Billy Napier | Commentary

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Sentinel Sports Final Thursday, November 30, 2023

Magic win 8th straight | Ex-UF coach Ron Zook: Gators must "have patience" with Billy Napier | Darlington football family tradition continues at DeLand Beede's Breakdown: How Magic cruised by fast-paced Wizards to win 8th straight Franz Wagner scored a season-high 31 points Wednesday as the Magic defeated the Wizards by 19 points at Amway Center. Read more → Magic add two regular season games to schedule after In-Season Tournament elimination Both of the newly added Magic games will be televised on Bally Sports Florida. Tickets are Orlando's home game vs. Detroit are now on sale. Read more → Ex-UF coach Ron Zook: Gators must "have patience" with Billy Napier | Commentary When Billy Napier was hired, AD Scott Stricklin gave him 7-year contract instead of the standard 5-year deal. Why? Because Stricklin knew Napier was taking over a mess and wanted to give him ample time to build the program the right way. Read more → UF football transfer tracker: QB Max Brown leaving days after first career start against FSU The 30-day window for the NCAA transfer portal begins Dec. 4. Coming off a 5-7 season, Florida will aim to address pressing needs with veteran players seeking a change of scenery and playing opportunity. Read more → High school sports scores and top performers from Wednesday, Nov. 29 Among boys basketball winners were Dr. Phillips, Seminole, Windermere, Lake Brantley and Lake Mary. Lake Brantley had a girls wresting win, while Gateway had a girls basketball win. Read more → FHSAA playoffs: Darlington football family tradition continues at DeLand DeLand plays at Venice in an FHSAA Class 4 Suburban state semifinal game on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The winner faces undefeated Gainesville Buchholz or defending state champion Lakeland in the state final on Dec. 9 in Tallahassee. Read more → Tip-Off Classic: DP upsets Mainland; Seminole-Boone goes OT After a dismal 2022-23 boys basketball record by Dr. Phillips standards, Panthers senior Kalleal "KJ" Jones believes his team is in for a "way better season". Thanks to his last-second heroics at the Rotary Tip-Off Classic, DP is moving in that direction. Seminole and Boone went to overtime. Read more → UCF men's basketball looks to respond from loss to Stetson Sunday's 85-82 loss to visiting Stetson was one of the latter, handing UCF (4-2, 0-0 Big 12) its second loss. The Knights are No. 66 in the latest NCC NET rankings and No. 78 in the Kenpom rankings. Read more → 16 UCF players earn All-Big 12 honors UCF receiver Javon Baker and defensive end Tre'mon Morris-Brash were named All-Big 12 first-team selections, leading a group of 16 Knights to be honored on Wednesday. Read more → Orlando City sees a brighter future ahead, but key offseason decisions loom | Analysis Despite the disappointing end, the Lions know there is plenty of good to take away from the season. The club has qualified for CONCACAF Champions Cup once again and have the tools to come back next year and build off this success. Read more →

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Gatorland holidays | Gift guides | Universal ornaments

Gift Guide: Rent the Science Center, shirt up, pass the salt and pepper • Gift Guide: Butter candles, gourmand-level pate, Disney cookbook

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Theme Park Rangers Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Gatorland holidays | Gift guides | Universal ornaments Gatorland set for more Holiday Ho, Ho, Ho-down days At Gatorland in Orlando, three-weekend event features Krampus Croc and others characters plus holiday music and displays Read more → Gift Guide: Rent the Science Center, shirt up, pass the salt and pepper For Dewayne Bevil's gift guide picks, consider a night at the Orlando Science Center, the latest theme-park fashion or Santa condiment set. Read more → Gift Guide: Butter candles, gourmand-level pate, Disney cookbook For Amy Drew Thompson's gift guide picks, consider butter candles from Parlor Kitchen, pâté from Hinckley's Fancy Meats and a cookbook celebrating Disney's 100th anniversary. Read more → Disney World: A decade of 'Frozen' frenzy It didn't let it go. 'Frozen' was incorporated into Disney rides, shows, parades, more Read more → Theme Park Rangers Radar: Universal ornaments, Disney's Ollie days, IAAPA by the numbers Looking for hidden Universal ornaments (Easter eggs at Christmas), Disney's new Ollie character and counting at IAAPA Read more → Proposed bill, ballot initiative seek to undo DeSantis' Disney district takeover State Sen. Linda Stewart is preparing to file a bill that would repeal Gov. Ron DeSantis' takeover of Disney World's special district, part of a push to try to sway the Florida Legislature to revisit the issue. Read more → Falcon's Beyond eyes doubled workforce, 'ecosystem' of entertainment Orlando-based Falcon's becomes public company, expands international plans. Read more → Star sighting: Daymond John at Disney's Animal Kingdom 'Shark Tank' personality gets into the swim of things at Walt Disney World Read more → Disneyland's $60 billion expansion means parks in Hong Kong and Shanghai are only getting bigger Hong Kong Disneyland has opened its first Frozen-themed attraction, with thousands of eager visitors turning up to experience the new rides. Based on Disney's wildly popular "Frozen" animation film, it features landscapes and characters from the movie and two new rides. It is part of a $60 billion expansion of Disney parks and cruises planned over a decade. With China reopening after the COVID-19 pandemic, the new attraction is meant to be a "game changer" for a theme park that has run losses for years. Enthusiastic visitors, some dressed up like characters from the film, lined up to enter the World of Frozen early Monday. Read more → Q&A: Merlin CEO on Legoland expansion, Sea Life and his first-year surprises Scott O'Neil discusses Winter Haven as a destination and the "fewer, bigger, better" strategy. Read more →

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